Scrapbook Paper Dragonflies

I was thinking of other crafts to make for the sukkah, and came up with the idea to use a clothespin and scrapbook paper to make dragonflies. I think these turned out really great, and besides a sukkah craft, these would be great in the summertime hanging on the porch like a mobile.

Supplies:clothespinsfolk art acrylic paint for clothespins, brushscrapbook paper – if there’s a chance these might get wet, laminate the paperglue – Elmer’s or Soboscissorsclear line for hangingoptional: glitter, seed beads for embellishing the dragonfly clothespin

Directions:Paint one clothespin for every dragonfly. If you like, you can glitter or glue tiny seed beads on too:

I used two different scrapbook paper designs for each butterfly:

Folded the paper in half lengthwise and cut them together (so both sides cut exactly the same) – here is one sheet by itself – since each dragonfly has two sets of wings, I made one wing set shorter and one longer:

Take the two short sets of wings and glue them back to back – so there is contrast if the dragonfly is spinning and you can see the top and bottom. Do the same for the long set of wings: